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4:51 AM ET, March 6, 2006

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Pajamas Media:
Live-Blogging the Oscars 2006  —  Does anybody care what Nicole Kidman is wearing (or not)?  Does anybody care how many times Jon Stewart disses Dick Cheney?  Does anybody care who even wins the Academy Awards anymore?  —  Yes, we all care - even if we say we don't... It's the Oscars, after all!
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Academy Awards Live Blog  —  I will be continuing the CQ tradition of live-blogging the Academy Awards tonight, starting at 7 pm CT, or perhaps a little before to catch the pre-event reporting.  None of the films competing really engaged me at all last year, and a couple of them — Munich …
Discussion: Roger L. Simon and PoliPundit.com
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Simulblogging the Oscars.  —  7 (Central Time).  A slow-moving intro for Jon Stewart, showing Oscar hosts of the past declining to re-host.  We see Billy Crystal and Chris Rock shacking up together in a tent, for the first gay joke of the night.  The second one comes a minute later …
James Wolcott:   OSCAR DAY  —  On this holiest of Hollywood days, conservatives …
Michelle Malkin:   LIVEBLOGGING THE OSCARS  —  Party over at Pajamas Media.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
THE MUDVILLE GAZETTE: … The press had better hope we win this war, because if we don't, a lot of people will blame the media.  —  UPDATE: Ralph Peters: Dude, Where's My Civil War?  —  ANOTHER UPDATE: Lest we recapitulate a discussion that's happened already, read this post …
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New York Post:
DUDE, WHERE'S MY CIVIL WAR?  —  I'M trying.  I've been trying all week.  The other day, I drove another 30 miles or so on the streets and alleys of Baghdad.  I'm looking for the civil war that The New York Times declared.  And I just can't find it.  —  Maybe actually being on the ground in Iraq prevents me from seeing it.
Judd / Think Progress:
Is John Hinderaker Nuts?  —  Today, Powerline's John Hinderaker wrote a post entitled "Is Murtha Nuts?"  He claims that during an appearance today on Face the Nation "pretty much every 'fact' that Murtha hysterically tossed out is wrong."  —  Hinderaker then proceeds to "fact check" …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
IS MURTHA NUTS?  —  Democratic Congressman Jack Murtha seems to have gone around the bend.  Check out this exchange from this morning's Face the Nation: … It's rather remarkable that a sitting United States Congressman would play so fast and loose with the facts, especially in the context …
New York Times:
Iran's Best Friend
Discussion: ThreatsWatch.Org
Alan Abramowitz / Washington Post:
What's Behind Those Bad Poll Numbers  —  Judging by the numbers, it wasn't a good week for George Bush.  Of course, news that the administration had approved a deal to turn over the operation of six U.S. ports to a company owned by the United Arab Emirates did nothing to buoy his sagging approval ratings.
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Pauline Jelinek / Associated Press:
General's Assessment of Iraq Questioned  —  WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's top general acknowledged Sunday that "anything can happen" in Iraq, but he said things aren't as bad as some say.  "I wouldn't put a great big smiley face on it, but I would say they're going very, very well from everything you look at."
Discussion: Daily Kos, Dohiyi Mir and BlondeSense
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Jane Hamsher / The Huffington Post:
Russert Watch: Smokin' The Good Stuff
Discussion: MyDD and Dadahead
MSNBC:
Transcript for March 5  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Iraq.
Discussion: PoliBlog
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Will DeLay's Fate Be Sealed in Two Days?  —  Two days.  Just two days.  —  On Tuesday, while the progressive blogosphere will be intently watching the Democratic primary in Texas' 28th congressional district between Rep. Henry Cuellar and former-Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, another important congressional primary …
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Samantha Levine / Houston Chronicle:
Primary is a barometer for DeLay
Discussion: The Agonist and Off the Kuff
Pejman Yousefzadeh / RedState:
The Intersection Between Blogging And Public Relations  —  I was—and still am—one of the bloggers contacted by Marshall Manson with e-mails concerning stories and commentary regarding Wal-Mart.  Much of what transpired between me and Mr. Manson—who always conducted himself in ethical …
Discussion: Marquette Warrior
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Tim Golden / New York Times:
Voices Baffled, Brash and Irate in Guantánamo  —  United States soldiers guarding an entrance to the detention center at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.  About 760 men have been held there.  —  Among the hundreds of men imprisoned by the American military at Guantánamo Bay …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Democrat Taylor Marsh Blogs Politics …:
Movies Are America  —  John Wayne would have had a cow over "Brokeback Mountain."  Gay cowboys?  He, too, would have missed the message, the love, not to mention the heartbreak.  He wouldn't have cared.  Maybe that's why this year's Oscars have caused such a stir and ignited that red state phobia.
Discussion: MyDD
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Three Years Later
BBC:
Iran issues new nuclear warning  —  Iran has threatened to press ahead with industrial-scale uranium enrichment if its nuclear work is referred to the UN Security Council.  —  Nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said Iran would "pursue its own path" if the US and its allies "want to use force".
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Times of London:
Nato may help US airstrikes on Iran
Discussion: Flopping Aces
New York Times:
Scant Drop Seen in Abortion Rate if Parents Are Told  —  For all the passions they generate, laws that require minors to notify their parents or get permission to have an abortion do not appear to have produced the sharp drop in teenage abortion rates that some advocates hoped for, an analysis by The New York Times shows.
Discussion: Mia Culpa
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
'Long war' is breaking down into tedium  —  I had to sign a tedious business contract the other day.  They wanted my corporation number — fair enough — plus my Social Security number — well, if you insist — and also my driver's license number — hang on, what's the deal with that?
Nina J. Easton / Boston Globe:
The liberals' liberal  —  National Journal's annual ratings are out, and the most liberal member of the Senate is Edward M. Kennedy.  That may come as no surprise, since the venerable Massachusetts Democrat is often called the chamber's ''liberal lion.  In fact, Kennedy is still outpaced …
 
 
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